Burglars Use SUV For Cellphone Store Smash & Grab

HOLLYWOOD (CBSMiami) – It was 1:40 in the morning when crooks kicked their way in to a Sprint store in Homestead at 3080 NE 41st Terrace.

Two guys, captured on surveillance, crawled through broken glass while a third person stayed outside.

A guy, wearing a blue hoodie, goes after cell phones–wildly yanking them from displays, breaking the security cable. He had a bolt cutter with him. Not far away, his accomplice in black went after tablets. They’re not inside the store for long, though as something appears to spook them about 31 seconds into their heist and they both run for the exit.

Two hours and 20 minutes later, 50 miles north at Sheridan Plaza in Hollywood, two guys fitting the same description, wearing the same color clothing struck a T-Mobile store.

Emmy award winning journalist Ted Scouten has been the familiar face at the scene of international stories that affect South Florida since 1998. From being the first South Florida reporter in Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks, to the Atto...